Country size comparison

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Minnesota is about 1.8 times bigger than Benin.

Benin is approximately 112,622 sq km, while Minnesota is approximately 206,189 sq km, making Minnesota 83% larger than Benin. Meanwhile, the population of Benin is ~13.8 million people (8.5 million fewer people live in Minnesota).
Tip: This to-scale comparison of Benin vs. Minnesota uses the Mercator projection, which distorts the size of regions near the poles.
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